Anderson deputies had four chases on Christmas Day

Anderson County Sheriff's Office deputies were involved in four high speed chases on Christmas Day.

The unrelated chases went from morning to night and in one case reached speeds of up to 90 miles an hour, according to the deputies' reports.

The first chase was before 8 a.m., with a deputy who reached speeds of around 80 miles an hour in pursuit of a Chrysler PT Cruiser, according to the deputy's report.

Jesse Lee Williams, 26, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, trafficking in methamphetamine, receiving stolen goods and failure to stop for blue lights, according to warrants. That chase started near Middleton Road and Hall Road and ended near Abbeville Highway.

The second chase, a little bit after 8 a.m., began near East Shockley Ferry Road near White Street Extension. It ended when deputies used a spike strip to stop a blue Ford F250 truck in a chase that hit speeds of around 90 miles an hour, according to the deputy's report.

James Thaddeus Robinson, 41, was charged with failure to stop for blue lights and driving under a suspended license and distribution of methamphetamine when he was searched at the Anderson County Detention Center, according to warrants and a deputy's incident report.

The third chase happened around noon on Christmas and started when a deputy saw a man with a motorcycle near State 187. A pursuit was called off and a deputy identified a suspect based on a witness from the home where the motorcycle was first seen, according to a deputy's report.

Sgt. JT Foster of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said warrants have been obtained related to that pursuit but the suspect has not been arrested.

The final Christmas Day chase for deputies happened around 8 p.m. and started near State 81 and State 17 in Piedmont.

A burgundy Mercedes with a paper tag was stopped after deputies attempted a maneuver to stop it and then used stop sticks to blow out a tire, according to a deputy's report.

Brent Alexander Hermans, 21, was given two traffic tickets: Driving under a suspended license and failure to stop for blue lights, according to charging documents.